The rivers and lakes are a mixed place, and there is never a shortage of scum. As soon as the news spread that the orphan of Zhen Guo Gong appeared near Changzhou Mansion, it was immediately known to the Imperial Secret Service. Wei Zhongxian was ordered by Zhu Youxiao to find Liu Kuangang alive within ten days.
Worried, after hearing the news, he quickly sent a large number of experts to Changzhou to search for his whereabouts.
In addition to the two gangs that protect the orphans and hunt down the gangsters, there is also a third force. These people are more outrageous. They are mostly unknown evil sects. I don’t know who started the rumor. They say that they are the Duke of Zhen Guo.
There is a treasure map on the body of Liu Ziguang's son, which hides the whereabouts of countless treasures that Liu Ziguang plundered from the Qing Dynasty. As long as this child is caught, there will be wealth that is as rich as the country. The bad guys who were blinded by lard will also carry it.
Luggage joined the search for Liu Kangyang.
Martial arts people from all over the world gathered in the Yangtze River Delta area in a short period of time. Silent travelers with swords and donkeys were walking on the official roads, tough men holding swords and closing their eyes were sitting on the passenger boats in the canal. In the tea sheds on the roadside,
It is also full of men with weapons and foreign accents. The low-end inns everywhere are full. Most of the people in the world are short of money and can only stay in carriage shops or dilapidated temples. Of course, there are also some castle owners.
Young Master, the daughter of the head of a certain sword sect also came to join in the fun. In short, everyone who should come came, and some who shouldn't come also came.
The government officials and garrisons in the various prefectures in Jiangnan are very busy these days. A large number of high-ranking officials have come to the capital to supervise the handling of the case. The Chengmen Pier, Station and Inn are all being searched and searched. They not only want to find the whereabouts of Liu Kuanghong, but also arrest him and escape to Jiangnan after the rebellion in the capital.
The Jiangwutang rebels have a very heavy task.
The supervisor sent by the Imperial Secret Service to the south of the Yangtze River was Liu Ziguang's old rival Dai Yi. This former supervisor of the Beiyang Navy suffered a lot from Liu Ziguang in Qingdao. He hated the Tiandihui even more. After the war between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Dai Yi
Yi took advantage of an opportunity and slipped back to the capital. After giving many gifts to Wei Zhongxian, he was reactivated. It was because of his deep hatred for Liu Ziguang that Wei Zhongxian was sent to Jiangnan to supervise the matter.
Peng Jingwei, Gu Dahai and others found Wuxi from Changzhou, and then found Suzhou from Wuxi. After searching all the way, there was still no whereabouts of Kuang Kuang. The group was sitting in a small teahouse outside Suzhou, waiting for someone, when Peng Jingwei saw someone coming on the road.
People in the martial arts community couldn't help but worry: "There are so many practitioners all of a sudden, and they are looking for the children with great fanfare. I'm afraid those monks will get wind of it and hide it."
At first, Gu Dahai often said hello to these martial arts people, but as time went by, he knew fewer and fewer people. After all, his contacts with big figures at this level were relatively limited, but Gu Dahai's brother Gu Dashan was a backbone member of the Tiandihui.
, through his contact, the executive deputy director of the Tiandihui had received the news and rushed over quickly. They were sitting in the teahouse waiting for Dai Wenpei's arrival.
After a while, a dozen short-handed men came over surrounded by a dashing woman. Gu Dahai and others quickly stood up and saluted with a very respectful look. Peng Jingwei was too embarrassed to sit down when she saw it, so she stood up and waited for someone to introduce her.
Gu Dahai said: "The fourth master, this is my master's... family member." Gu Dahai thought for a while before giving Peng Jingwei such a vague title. The fourth master of the Tiandihui, who is also the executive deputy chief helmsman, is
Dai Wenpei, who had just returned from the Western Regions, although she had never been to Liu Ziguang's home, she knew all about Liu Ziguang's concubines. Naturally, she knew that Peng Jingwei was Liu Ziguang's sister-in-law and a concubine who had never had a relationship, so she smiled
He cupped his fists and said, "It must be Miss Peng Er. I will take over for Wen Pei in the next world."
Nowadays, Dai Wenpei's reputation is very loud in the world. Everyone knows that this heroine is the confidante of the Duke of Zhen. However, it is not because of this relationship that she became the fourth master. Her martial arts character organization
Her leadership skills are first-rate, and Peng Jingwei certainly knows that. She quickly imitated the posture of the heroes and clasped her fists, saying: "Dai Xia, you must help me find Kuang Kuang."
Dai Wenpei said: "I have everything with you, just don't worry. By the way, I have someone here you should know." As he said this, he waved his hand, and the curtain of a carriage behind opened, and a woman came down. Peng Jingwei saw it
She shouted in surprise: "Sister Orange!"
The visitor was none other than Zeng Cheng. The two girls held their heads and cried, telling each other what happened after escaping from the capital. It turned out that after Zeng Cheng and Liu Xiaomao were rescued by the queen, they found a place outside the capital to bury the dead child.
Then the two of them walked south aimlessly, and got separated in the dark. Fortunately, Zeng Cheng met Dai Wenpei, and they went south to Suzhou together.
While the two sisters were talking, Dai Wenpei asked Gu Dahai: "How is the investigation situation in Suzhou?"
Gu Dahai shook his head and said: "I don't know where so many unknown Jianghu people appeared from, and there were a lot more officers and soldiers than before. The people from the Beggar Clan disappeared all of a sudden for some unknown reason. Without their help,
Finding them is more difficult."
Dai Wenpei said: "The people of the Beggar Clan have to choose a new leader in the next two days, so they can't help for the time being. Most of the martial arts people on the street are our own people, and some of the scum are the hawks and dogs of the imperial court. In short, everyone should be more careful.
In addition to looking for orphans, we must also pay attention to these bad guys and not let them take the lead."
Gu Dahai and others nodded frequently, and Dai Wenpei added: "Master Zhenyuan of the Shaolin Temple personally led the thirteen stick monks, and Master Zude of the Wudang Sect led the seventy-two swordsmen, including Kongtong, Qingcheng, Emei, Huashan, and more.
The Tang Sect of Sichuan has sent its strongest team to the south of the Yangtze River. All the famous and decent families have been dispatched. Even if the government wants to suppress it, it has to weigh it. So you don't have to worry about the manpower problem. If there is a situation, just issue a fireworks order. We will rush to reinforce it immediately. Okay
That’s it, the situation is like this, everyone should go and search everywhere quickly.”
Everyone dispersed with a cry. Dai Wenpei looked at Peng Jingwei and Zeng Cheng who were still sobbing together, and couldn't help but feel sad. As the saying goes, we all share the same fate. They had lost their loved ones, and so was he. Dai Wenpei was a few years ago.
It was his father who made the decision to betrothed to Liu Ziguang. It was only because of his low status that he kept working hard in the world, hoping that he would not be looked down upon when he entered the Liu family in the future. But now that he has gained fame and status, he is no longer there.
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They can vent their sorrows unscrupulously, but Dai Wenpei cannot. She is the backbone of tens of thousands of people in the world. She must stay strong and never cry in front of others, but who knows the price behind being strong?
After hearing the news of Liu Ziguang's martyrdom, Dai Wenpei spent the whole night insomnia, hiding in bed and crying silently, and then acted calm and calm again during the day. No one knew the hardship and pressure during this period.
After Peng Jingwei and Zeng Cheng were settled, Dai Wenpei met a person who appeared to be a worker in the Jiangnan Textile Department, but was actually a secret espionage officer stationed in Suzhou from the South Factory and a member of the Tiandihui. Liu Ziguang was in the Tiandihui.
But with no little effort, this Jianghu organization was actually an intelligence agency parallel to Nachang, and it was hidden deeper. Perhaps realizing that sooner or later he would fall out with the court, Liu Ziguang stopped vigorously developing Nachang two years ago, and instead
Turn to the semi-underground organization of the Expansion of Heaven and Earth Society.
This worker's name is Hua Pao. In his early years, Liu Ziguang defended his family and punished the manufacturing envoy Cao Yin. For this, Hua Pao's family was grateful, and Hua Pao also joined the organization. After Liu Ziguang's accident, the Jiangnan Weaving Department was taken over by the eunuchs, and the labor intensity increased greatly.
However, wages have shrunk sharply, and workers who have even the slightest complaint are arrested and beaten to death by eunuchs. A storm is brewing. Dai Wenpei meets with fireworks just to incite workers to rebel in response to the surging student movement in the capital. Of course Dai Wenpei
Pei wants to do more than that. A woman going crazy is far scarier than a man. No one can imagine what a shocking plan is hidden behind her calmness.
The various prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River are under the jurisdiction of Nanzhili and have always been under the effective control of the imperial court. The officials in each prefecture and county are also reliable personnel selected by the Ministry of Personnel. Except for some officials in Shanghai Road, most of them have no relationship with Liu Ziguang.
Close, but it is different among the people. Liu Ziguang's industry involves a wide range of aspects, whether it is silkworms, silk or cotton and linen cloth, food processing, tobacco beverages, coal mining, vehicle and ship manufacturing, ocean freight, offshore fisheries, all of them
Relatedly, once Liu Ziguang fell, these private enterprises were greatly affected, because Liu's industry was confiscated by the royal family. Not only were the previous debts invalid, but future cooperation could not be expected. If the eunuchs were in charge, the walls would collapse and the houses would collapse.
No matter how good a company is, it can be ruined in the hands of these eunuchs.
The impact of the Zhenguo public rebellion was extremely wide-ranging. The biggest implication was the downfall of Rishengchang. Once Rishengchang was overthrown, businessmen all over the world suffered. Jiangnan, as the most economically developed region in the Ming Dynasty, used Rishengchang.
Various financial bills were issued very frequently, so it naturally became the hardest hit area. All the victims were seized. Wei Zhongxian, who was in Rishengchang, was extremely resentful. The contradiction between the government and the people was deep, and unrest was about to break out.
There are also the rebels from the Jingshi Jianwu Hall who escaped from the capital. Thousands of them are scattered in the water network area of the south of the Yangtze River. It stands to reason that Jiangnan is densely populated and hunting down these rebels is not a problem. However, because the rebels have many civilian supporters
, so it has not been wiped out yet. Dai Wenpei has already gotten in touch with Xia Wanchun, the commander of the rebel army, and secretly provided them with food, grass and medicine, so that they can naturally use these people in the future.
Although there were all the heroes in the world taking care of her, Zeng Cheng was still anxious. After all, it was her own flesh and blood that was lost. Peng Jingwei also felt guilty and regretful because the child was lost from her hands. They couldn't sit still in the inn, so they ran out in person.
Search for the whereabouts of Kuang Kuang.
The two girls were walking on the streets of Suzhou and asked everyone they met if they had seen a monk and a little boy. In the past few days, Suzhou was full of Lianjiazi with foreign accents asking about the monk and the little boy. Suzhou people were asked a lot of questions.
This content has been read hundreds of thousands of times, so much so that people said they didn't see it before they even opened their mouths. The monks who abducted children must have heard about this large-scale manhunt, and it would be weird if they didn't disguise themselves to hide their presence.
Woolen cloth.
As I was walking, I suddenly saw a man buying candy on the side of the road. The man was wearing a satin robe, but his complexion was dark and rough. He didn't look like a member of the army wearing silk and satin, but looked like a tenant working hard all day long.
One tenant was extremely generous and took out a gold leaf to wrap the candy seller's goods, and in blunt Chinese he asked the seller to pick up the candy box and follow him.
Kang Hong loved candy people the most when she was in the capital, so when Zeng Cheng saw other people buying candy people, she couldn't help but take a second look. Perhaps it was her sixth sense as a mother. She suddenly stopped, pulled Peng Jingwei and said: "That